After a flurry of underwhelming results, including 14 top 20s and seven top 10s across 21 starts, Kyle Busch’s 11th-place finish at Dover triggered a raw moment. Even his teammate, Austin Dillon, finished 15th. Over the team radio, Richard Childress bluntly declared, “Gotta get some race cars. We are in trouble. Period.” Fast forward to after Darlington, Dillon finds himself in the playoffs, sitting in 14th place. The push that got them there, you may ask? Well, the No. 3 reveals just that.

If there is one way to sum up Richard Childress Racing’s 2025 journey, it is performance inconsistencies and mounting challenges. After Dover’s NASCAR Cup Series race, Richard Childress showed notable frustration, which was later evidenced by Dillon after winning at Richmond Raceway: “That was a rar

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